Luis A. Oliver Fraticelli

Luis A. Oliver-Fraticelli is Co-chair of the Litigation Division at Adsuar, Muñiz, Goyco, Seda & Perez-Ochoa P.S.C. Mr. Oliver handles complex civil litigation before the U.S. District Court for the District of Puerto Rico and the courts of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and has represented parties in arbitration proceedings under the Commercial, Construction and International Rules of the American Arbitration Association. He frequently handles appellate matters before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit. Mr. Oliver has been trial counsel for defendants in several cases based on Puerto Rico’s dealer protection laws, before both local and federal courts. He represents principals in several leading cases involving claims by dealers of impairment to alleged exclusive distribution rights. Mr. Oliver often counsels manufacturers and other owners or licensees of product brands in the drafting or revision of dealer or sales representative agreements.

In connection with distribution rights he has contributed to the Puerto Rico chapter of Thomas F. Clasen and Joseph E. Puchner, International Agency & Distribution Agreements, and The In-House Counsel’s Essential Toolkit published by the ABA Section of Business Law’s Committee on Corporate Counsel.

In the antitrust context, Mr. Oliver has represented clients in proceedings before the Federal Trade Commission and the Office of Monopolistic Affairs of the P.R. Department of Justice, and routinely counsels clients with respect to antitrust compliance issues. Mr. Oliver has also defended manufacturers against product liability claims and counsels clients on product recall decisions and compliance with related local regulations.

Mr. Oliver has been ranked as a Leading Individual in Dispute Resolution by Chambers & Partner Latin America and Chambers Global. Luis A. Oliver was selected by his peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in Puerto Rico 2017 in the field of Litigation.

He served as Senior Law Clerk to U.S. District Judge Salvador E. Casellas. In 2004, he served as President of the Puerto Rico Chapter of the Federal Bar Association, having served in the Chapter’s Board of Directors in various capacities since 1999. He was a member of the Editorial Board of Federal Lawyer, the FBA’s monthly publication distributed to members at the national level.

Among the many reported cases he has tried and/or argued are Ortiz-Espinosa v. BBVA Securities, __ F.3d __, 2017 WL 343525 (1st Cir. 2017); Medina & Medina Inc. v. Hormel Foods Corporation, 840 F.3d 26 (1st Cir. 2016); Trafon Grp., Inc. v. Butterball, LLC, 820 F.3d 490 (1st Cir. 2016); Lee-Barnes v. Puerto Rico Quarry, 513 F.3d 20 (1st Cir. 2008); B. Fdez. Hnos. v. Kellogg USA, Inc., 440 F.3d 541 (1st Cir. 2006); Eastern Food Services, Inc. v. Pontifical Catholic University Services Ass’n, Inc., 357 F.3d 1 (1st Cir. 2004); Podiatrists Ass’n v. La Cruz Azul de Puerto Rico, Inc., 332 F.3d 6 (1st Cir. 2003); Seahorse Marine Supplies, Inc. v. Puerto Rico Sun Oil Co., 295 F.3d 68 (1st Cir. 2002).